Selection of notable moments from orchestral works by George Frideric Handel.
Concerto grossos 00:00
Concerto grosso in G major op6/1 – Allegro 1
Concerto grosso in G major op6/1 – Allegro 2
Concerto grosso in F major op6/2 – Andante larghetto
Concerto grosso in F major op6/2 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in E minor op6/3 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in D major op6/5 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in D major op6/5 – Menuet
Concerto grosso in G minor op6/6 – Larghetto e affetuoso
Concerto grosso in G minor op6/6 – Musette
Concerto grosso in F major op6/9 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in D minor op6/10 – Overture
Concerto grosso in D minor op6/10 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in B minor op6/12 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in B minor op6/12 – Larghetto e piano
Concerto grosso in C major “Alexander Feast” – Largo
Concerto grosso in C major “Alexander Feast” – Allegro
Concerto grosso in B-flat major op3/1 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in B-flat major op3/2 – Largo
Concerto grosso in G major op3/3 – Largo, e staccato — Allegro
Concerto grosso in F major op3/4 – Allegro
Concerto grosso in D minor op3/5 – Largo
Concerto grosso in D minor op3/5 – Allegro
Concerti a due Cori in F major no2 – Allegro
Concerti a due Cori in F major no2 – Allegro ma no troppo
Concerti a due Cori in F major no3 – Allegro
Overtures & Sinfonias 01:19:05
Samson – Overture
Messiah – Overture
Messiah – Pastoral symphony
Julius Caesar – Overture
Julius Caesar – Sinfonia from act 3
Julius Caesar – March
Hercules – Overture
Hercules – March
Hercules – Sinfonia from act 2
Semele – Overture
Semele – Sinfonia from act 3
Judas Maccabeus – Overture
Judas Maccabeus – March
Solomon – Overture
Solomon – Sinfonia from act 3 (Arrival of Queen Sheba)
Jephtha – Overture
Saul – Sinfonia from act 2
Saul – Dead March
Conertos & Suites 02:28:50
Harp concerto in B-flat major – Andante allegro
Harp concerto in B-flat major – Larghetto
Trumpet concerto in D major – Adagio – Allegro
Trumpet concerto in D minor – Allegro
Oboe concerto in G minor – Allegro
Oboe concerto in G minor – Sarabande
Organ concerto in G minor op4/1 – Allegro
Organ concerto in A major op7/2 – A tempo ordinario
Organ concerto in F major op4/4 – Adagio – Allegro
Organ concerto in F major op4/5 – Alla Siciliana
Organ concerto in F major op4/5 – Presto
Organ concerto in G minor op7/5 – Andante larghetto, e staccato
Organ concerto in D minor op7/4 – Adagio
Organ concerto in F major no13 “The cuckoo and the nightingale” – Allegro
Water music suite no1 in F major – Air
Water music suite no1 in F major – Bourée
Water music suite no1 in F major – Alla Hornpipe
Water music suite no2 in D major – Allegro
Water music suite no2 in D major – Hornpipe
Water music suite no3 in G major – Menuet
Sarabande from suite in D minor
Music for the royal fireworks – Overture
Music for the royal fireworks – La Paix
Music for the royal fireworks – La Réjoussance
Munich Bach Orchestra / Karl Richter
Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra / Janos Rolla
Academy of St Martin in the fields / Neville Marriner
English Chamber Orchestra / Johannes Somary / Charles Mackerras